SEATTLE -- Arkansas State knew full well where its defensive issues lay entering 2021.
Only one Football Bowl Subdivision team in the nation allowed more passing yards per game last year than the Red Wolves, who gave up an average of 314.0. Pro Football Focus graded the ASU pass coverage as sixth-worst -- behind five sides that combined to go 3-35.
The Red Wolves had to get better in the secondary. It's why Coach Butch Jones brought in transfers like Denzel Blackwell and Leon Jones and shuffled other pieces, making Jarius Reimonenq and Taylon Doss starters.
Yet ASU's defensive backfield has shown little improvement, with its opponents combining for 1,111 passing yards through three games (370.